Liontrust Asset Management PLC

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 9103V

08 November 2017



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Liontrust Asset Management PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Polygon Global Partners LLP Reade Eugene Griffith
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	7 November 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	8 November 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
Contract for difference relating to ordinary shares (GB0007388407)									2,472,759			Nominal		Delta
			4.992%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
2,472,759								4.992%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in Polygon Global Partners LLP. Consequently, Polygon Global Partners LLP is a "controlled undertaking" in relation to Mr. Griffith.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:	The positions that gave rise to the notification obligation are held by Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund Limited ("TFG"). Tetragon Financial Management LP ("TFM") has been appointed as the investment manager of TFG. Polygon Global Partners LLP provides certain services to TFM pursuant to a services agreement between them.
14. Contact name:	Katharine Ostrow
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7901 8331

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